2022
Antibiotic Resistance Risk with Oral Tetracycline Treatment of Acne Vulgaris
Swallow MA, Fan R, Cohen JM, Bunick CG. Antibiotic Resistance Risk with Oral Tetracycline Treatment of Acne Vulgaris. Antibiotics 2022, 11: 1032. PMID: 36009899, PMCID: PMC9405006, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11081032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcne vulgarisSevere acne vulgarisAntibiotic resistancePotential side effectsOral tetracyclineGut dysbiosisPatients 9Gastrointestinal upsetRisk of resistanceSide effectsDrug AdministrationTetracycline treatmentSarecyclineTetracycline usageAcneTreatmentTetracyclineAntibiotic resistance riskPathogenic bacteriumRiskVulgarisDizzinessVertigoDysbiosisMinocycline
2021
Sarecycline treatment for acne vulgaris: Rationale for weight‐based dosing and limited impact of food intake on clinical efficacy
Grada A, Del Rosso JQ, Graber E, Bunick CG, Gold L, Moore AY, Baldwin H, Obagi Z, Damiani G, Carrothers T, McNamee B, Hanze E. Sarecycline treatment for acne vulgaris: Rationale for weight‐based dosing and limited impact of food intake on clinical efficacy. Dermatologic Therapy 2021, 35: e15275. PMID: 34923732, PMCID: PMC9286649, DOI: 10.1111/dth.15275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTetracycline-class antibioticsWeight-based dosingHigh-fat mealClinical efficacyAcne vulgarisFood intakeWeight-based dosing protocolAcne vulgaris patientsLow clinical efficacyExposure-response modelingPopulation pharmacokinetic modelingAcne vulgaris treatmentHigh-fat foodsDosing protocolDosing recommendationsInflammatory lesionsVulgaris patientsExtent of exposureClinical studiesImproved complianceGastrointestinal absorptionVulgaris treatmentDrug AdministrationPharmacokinetic modelingEfficacyAntibacterial Mechanisms and Efficacy of Sarecycline in Animal Models of Infection and Inflammation
Bunick CG, Keri J, Tanaka SK, Furey N, Damiani G, Johnson JL, Grada A. Antibacterial Mechanisms and Efficacy of Sarecycline in Animal Models of Infection and Inflammation. Antibiotics 2021, 10: 439. PMID: 33920812, PMCID: PMC8071131, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10040439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTetracycline-class antibioticsBroad-spectrum antibiotic useRat paw edema modelPaw edema modelAnti-inflammatory activityWound infection modelSevere acneEdema modelPatient outcomesAntibiotic useMurine modelAnimal modelsDrug AdministrationGut microfloraInfection modelSarecyclineVivo studiesRelevant Gram-positive bacteriaReduced efficacyInfectionAntimicrobial resistanceVivo activityAntibiotic resistanceInflammationReduced activity